Vulnerability record · CVE-2023-42810 · published 21 September 2023

CVE-2023-42810: Systeminformation command injection vulnerability

Systeminformation · Systeminformation

systeminformation is a System Information Library for Node.JS. Versions 5.0.0 through 5.21.6 have a SSID Command Injection Vulnerability. The problem was fixed with a parameter check in version 5.21.7. As a workaround, check or sanitize parameter strings that are passed to `wifiConnections()`, `wifiNetworks()` (string only).

9.8 CVSS 3.1 Critical EPSS 2.2% · top 18.0% CWE-77 · Command injection

9.8CVSS 3.1 base score

2.2%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days

NoNot in CISA KEV

1Affected product versions listed by NVD

6References

17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

Systeminformation Systeminformation

References

Link	Tags
https://github.com/sebhildebrandt/systeminformation/commit/7972565812ccb2a610a22911c54c3446f4171392	Patch
https://github.com/sebhildebrandt/systeminformation/security/advisories/GHSA-gx6r-qc2v-3p3v	Vendor Advisory
https://systeminformation.io/security.html	Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/sebhildebrandt/systeminformation/commit/7972565812ccb2a610a22911c54c3446f4171392	Patch
https://github.com/sebhildebrandt/systeminformation/security/advisories/GHSA-gx6r-qc2v-3p3v	Vendor Advisory
https://systeminformation.io/security.html	Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2023-42810), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.